Diesel to gas- will I hate it?

[S-3 Ranch]

Well I got a deal I couldn’t refuse and just picked up the 6.2 gas. So far I love it, very quiet and smooth. Will report back in a few days

Congratulations, keep us in the loop

[Quackerbox]

How many diesel guys are having or have had emission or fuel issues? You don’t just don’t see that with gassers, there’s a reason most company vehicles are 3/4 ton gassers. OP for what your gonna be using the truck for I would go with a gasser, just my opinion.

Shhhhh. Dont make sense out if a weenie measure

I love these threads. I think 90% of the people who own diesel pick ups could easily get by with a gas. I think unless you’re pulling a trailer five days a week you’ll be happy with a gasoline motor. I drove three-quarter ton diesel for a long time. I am now and a half ton gas and it pulls the same stuff, maybe not as fast but it does the job.

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[BrianL]

Congrats.

I run a 17' F250 6.2L in crew/4x4/standard bed. I have no issues with the trucks ability to pull and handle a load. My fuel mileage is very poor and I am curious what you'll get. Also curious about how guys above get better mileage... Empty I run about 11.5, pulling a 24' bay boat with t-top I get 7.5-8. Other than that, truck is great.

Same when I had a Chevy 6.0. When I made a trip west with my truck camper into a 20 mph head wind I got 4.5. I had to fill up every 100 miles...

[W E H]

Congrats.

I run a 17' F250 6.2L in crew/4x4/standard bed. I have no issues with the trucks ability to pull and handle a load. My fuel mileage is very poor and I am curious what you'll get. Also curious about how guys above get better mileage... Empty I run about 11.5, pulling a 24' bay boat with t-top I get 7.5-8. Other than that, truck is great.

exactly the same scenario as my 2016 6.2 4x4 crew. love the truck but the mileage sucks. i have heard good things about the ecoboosts f150's but i just really like the size and look of my f250. but the interior of the 2020 F150 i was in was actually a little bigger than my 2016 f250 interior.

I too am interested in a fuel mileage improvement. i do not pull often so i can live with that, but i woul sure like to get above 11mpg average.

WEH

[S-3 Ranch]

exactly the same scenario as my 2016 6.2 4x4 crew. love the truck but the mileage sucks. i have heard good things about the ecoboosts f150's but i just really like the size and look of my f250. but the interior of the 2020 F150 i was in was actually a little bigger than my 2016 f250 interior.

I too am interested in a fuel mileage improvement. i do not pull often so i can live with that, but i woul sure like to get above 11mpg average.

WEH

I switched to diesel when I was weekly pulling a 25 foot top hat flat bed and a 25 ft glacier bay power cat and getting 6.5 mpg
And 10-12 empty with a Chevy 3/4 6.0
The older Duramaxs with zero emissions Were super, had two back to back then in 2008 bought a F350 6,4 and government emissions standards had corrupted a diesel making them expensive to run and maintenance So back to gas in 2014 and 14-16 mpg same as my 350 6.4
Two things I miss on occasion are jake brakes and having 1 ton payload , I sold the 25 glacier bay because federal fishing regulations so don’t really need a diesel Now that may change if I buy a new skid steer or track hoe

[retrieverman]

I left diesel pickups for a 6.2 gas truck over 9 years ago and have absolutely no regrets. I’ve got a 2011 F250 (178,000 miles) and a 2011 F350 (148,000 miles), and I’ve had no problems with either. I pull trailers every day (including my 13,000 lb skid steer) with both trucks, and they do great.
I love my 6.2’s, but if I were trading trucks today, I’d be taking a really hard look at a truck with the new 7.3 gas motor.

[Saltaholic]

Been driving all over and really liking this 6.2 gas

[DUKFVR]

Been driving all over and really liking this 6.2 gas

Congrats on the nice rig! I believe you will enjoy it more as you drive it. I know I did when I got my 1st gas engine after driving a diesel for alot of years.

[TX03RUBI]

Dang good looking rig!

[glpoe1]

I have a '13 F-250 with 6.2 gas and tow lighter loads with no issues BUT if I was going to pull more often and just a little heavier loads I think I would opt for the diesel engine. My towing is less than 100 mi. usually at 10/12 mpg if I'm lucky. JMHO.

[brushtrooper]

I went with 6.2 in 2013 and loved the truck. It took me some time to get use to the hi revs but once I accepted that, it was a good truck. Hands down, the best thing I did was have it tuned by a local tuner. It really woke the truck up and it pulled good, no more hunting gears like it did when stock. Now dont get me wrong, I still had to lock out gears when pulling heavy or trailers that caught a lot of wind. I got the diesel urge in 18 and traded it in. I was not happy at all. This whole DEF thing has ruined them and I am not one to delete. I guess if DEF was all i knew it would not be a big deal but I have driven diesels starting in the mid 80's when the 6.9 first came out. I am back in a gas truck and keeping an eye on the 7.3 motor. I know when I had the 6.2 the only thing I wished I had held out for was 4:30 gears instead of the 3:73's. I have about 5 yrs before I can buy another one. We have a 02 GMC at work with the 6.0 in it and 150k miles. This truck was a dog, I have had Ford 300 six's that pulled better. We put a new cam, heads, long tube headers, hi flow cats, flowmaster and a tune in it. It pulls like freight train now, I mean its a completely different animal now. It aint no 1000lb torque like the new diesels but I can put a stack of Goosenecks on it and pull 75-80-or faster if I want.

[skinsfan]

Been driving all over and really liking this 6.2 gas

She’s a beauty!

[9452772]

Well I got a deal I couldn’t refuse and just picked up the 6.2 gas. So far I love it, very quiet and smooth. Will report back in a few days

Congratulations on the truck. I am close again to selling my 2007.5 GMC crew cab diesel dually for a new for 250/350 gas. I am really struggling between the 6.2 and 7.3. What was the deciding factor for you and Choosing the 6.2? Is it the 10 speed or 6 speed trans?

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[Saltaholic]

Congratulations on the truck. I am close again to selling my 2007.5 GMC crew cab diesel dually for a new for 250/350 gas. I am really struggling between the 6.2 and 7.3. What was the deciding factor for you and Choosing the 6.2? Is it the 10 speed or 6 speed trans?

Thanks


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Honestly price was deciding factor, I just can’t stomach a $70k truck and that’s what a lariat diesel was running. It’s a 6 speed. I almost bought a 7.3 gas and would have but it sold before I could put $ down. 7.3 was $4k more than 6.2

[WItoTX]

Well I got a deal I couldn’t refuse and just picked up the 6.2 gas. So far I love it, very quiet and smooth. Will report back in a few days

Good for you, you're going to love that truck! White is the best color out there right now.